Wildfires in Canada and Europe, floods in China, and a never-ending stream of record-breaking heat waves have constantly dominated newspaper headlines. The feeling that time is quickly running out is very real. But that feeling is a barrier to action — nothing has changed when we’ve called...
In many cases, forces of nature such as lightning are responsible for wildfires. However, most wildfires are the result of human negligence.Get our free mobile app What are the most common causes of wildfires?While there are many factors to blame for wildfires, the following are the most ...
This image shows an inverse correlation between the number of wildfires started per year and the amount of acres they burn with more acres being burned in 2019, but less fires being started in the same year. One of the main theories on why the 2019 fires burned for more acres in is the...
streets in the early post-war period because housing was cheaper. Back then only one in four tenants spent more than 30% of their income on rent, compared with one in two today. The best evidence suggests that a 10% rise in housing costs in a pricy city causes an 8% jump in ...
In the summer of 2023, smoke from Canada choked the East Coast. There were mass evacuations in Yellowknife. Communities, like Lahaina in Hawaii, were destroyed. It was both a remarkable season and an utterly ordinary one. The effects of wildfire are more present for more people than ever be...
“lightning siege” over the past ten days has resulted in over 13,000 lightning strikes, many of which were from high-based thunderstorms that did not provide much rain to the surface (rain evaporated on the way down!).How unusual was this large number of lightning strikes in mid-August?
Seems to be a lot of wildfires in Canada this June 2023 I think this is related toclimate change. Yet, I am having trouble convincing others. Also, what can I do to protect myself? I've been wearing a n95 mask but my eyes feel and chest feel worse than usual. Thank you in advanc...
the countries with the highest number of publications are concentrated in North America (US, 3111; Canada, 888), Europe (Spain, 685; UK, 287; Portugal, 280, etc.), and Australia (612), in which the USA being the most central to this area of research in terms of collaborative networks...
However, from the analysis of wildfires that have occurred in the US, Canada, and Mediterranean countries, a trend that justifies this perception could not be identified. Arguably, instead of blaming climate change, research on the mitigation of wildfires should be re-directed to forest management...
There is a widespread perception that every year wildfires are intensifying on a global scale, something that is often used as an indicator of the adverse impacts of global warming. However, from the analysis of wildfires that have occurred in the US, Canada, and Mediterranean countries, a tren...